Author: Glenda Groome

 We had just a tad bit of trouble lifting the anchor this morning but with a little quick maneuvering the captain was able to get it loose and we were off to Belhaven. We decided to head into a marina so we could make an easy rendezvous with our friends, Barry and Robin.  Seems there READ MORE

 We departed Broad Creek Extension about 0730 knowing we had a good eight hours to our favorite Pungo River anchorage.  Our first navigational challenge is the Alligator River Bridge.  Always a challenge to time this bridge unless you are the boat in the middle.  If you are the first boat you will sit and wait READ MORE

 Leaving the Great Bridge tie up was a small adventure but after a reset of both engines, we got underway. Our dear friend Richard Nye on the Selene 57 known as Untethered was at Atlantic Yacht Basin (aka…AYB) and grabbed a picture of us as we passed under the bridge. Once you leave this spot READ MORE

 We had a nice leisurely breakfast this morning and then pulled up anchor with hopes of getting on the free docks at the Great Bridge Locks.   Our journey with Paradigm Shift started in Kemah, Texas where we had purchased her (then known as Sauvy B).  Robert and Carolyn Chancellor cared for this vessel for READ MORE

 With an early morning wake up call, Paradigm Shift set sail…….I mean powered up and set her sights on the beginning of her first voyage to the Bahamas.  This voyage that began this morning will take us to our favorite spots and hopefully get us to Tavernier, Florida before crossing in January to the Bahamas. READ MORE

As we pull away from the dock, we raise our flag in honor of the folks who have fought to keep us free.  Thank you to all the Veterans and the families and folks that support and defend this country. Off without a hitch!  Okay maybe the fact that the inverter did not appear to READ MORE

It has been a while since we last posted so I thought we should catch up on things happening aboard Paradigm Shift. Our first days home would be spent washing the hull and the windows to get all the salt off from the two week trip home from Kemah, Texas.  Normally it would be Greg READ MORE

 Urbanna, VA The decision has been made and our weather guru has confirmed that we should take the outside route home and should make our Urbanna target sometime Wednesday afternoon/evening.  We have a great crew that are ready to once again begin our watches of four hours on and four hours off.  Sometimes it is READ MORE

Stuart, FL  We have two more locks to go before we head into Stuart to pick up fuel.  I have learned more than I ever wanted to know about locks.  Some would raise us 12 feet and others lower us.  Having your lines and fenders ready are paramount.  Turn off the radar….shut down the engines….life READ MORE

Moore Haven, FL  We will leave St. James and begin our trek along the Caloosahatchee River to Lake Okeechobee.  We begin the morning with Cooper and Jaxon having a moment with Barry.  Seems Cooper really needed Barry to listen to him.  Meanwhile I am at the helm while Greg takes the bridle off the anchor READ MORE